Strategic partnership to enhance third-party risk management

Black Kite, a third-party cyber risk management provider, has entered into a partnership with Sayari, which specialises in global corporate transparency and supply chain risk intelligence. The collaboration is intended to provide a more integrated view of third-party risk by combining insights into corporate and trade networks with cyber risk monitoring.

The challenges of managing risk across complex global supply chains continue to increase. Many organisations work with fragmented data spread across different tools and teams. By combining Sayari’s data on corporate ownership, trade activity, and commercial relationships with Black Kite’s cyber risk ratings and threat intelligence, the partnership aims to address these challenges in a more unified way.

The integration is intended to support customers in enhancing third-party risk assessments by combining visibility into organisational relationships with information on cyber exposure. This provides a broader view of risk across extended enterprise networks.

Sayari’s platform provides visibility into commercial relationships using corporate and trade data covering more than 250 jurisdictions. When integrated with Black Kite’s platform, this information can be used to identify ownership structures, supply chain dependencies, and potential exposure to financial crime or geopolitical risk alongside cyber risk indicators.

The integration supports use cases including:

• Enhanced due diligence: combining corporate ownership insights with cyber risk intelligence
• Supply chain risk management: visibility into N-tier suppliers and associated risks
• Financial crime and compliance: linking beneficial ownership data with cyber risk posture
• Government and national security applications: supporting transparency and risk analysis
• M&A and third-party onboarding: supporting more comprehensive risk assessments

By bringing together previously separate data sources, the integration is intended to reduce manual research and support more efficient risk assessment and prioritisation across third-party ecosystems.

The partnership reflects a broader trend towards combining corporate intelligence and cyber risk data to support more comprehensive risk analysis.